Comfort, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

67%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Comfort	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$40,815	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$136,093	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$145,969	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.7%	17.7%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Comfort is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Comfort is 67% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Comfort is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Comfort is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$90,719 $136,093 $272,186

City

$41,622 $62,440 $124,880

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Comfort employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	21.1%	21.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.3%	11.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	56.3%	56.3%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	11.3%	11.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Van, WV	142	$109,842	35.1%
Tornado, WV	1,003	$100,754	23.9%
Racine, WV	489	$95,773	17.8%
Alum Creek, WV	1,637	$88,072	8.3%
Sylvester, WV	232	$84,807	4.3%
Comfort, WV	230	$136,093	67.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mashantucket, CT	230	$194,940	139.7%
Bluffton, GA	230	$51,250	37.0%
Climax, GA	230	$47,825	41.2%
Blanchard, ID	230	$60,901	25.1%
Bryant, IL	230	$70,281	13.6%
Comfort, WV	230	$136,093	67.3%

Source: The Comfort, WV employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.